The Crow Patrol Craig Gibson
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- Science
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The Crow Patrol is a podcast exploring the amazing phenomenon of winter crow roosts, and the lives of these incredibly smart, social, and family centered birds.
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Interview with John Macone, MRWC
In this episode, we explored John’s background as a local journalist, his work as a policy and education specialist for the Merrimack River Watershed Council, and his fascination with the Winter Crow Roost in Lawrence, MA
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Interview with Prof. Sylvia Halkin
In this episode, we explored Sylvia’s background with plants, animal behavior, ornithology, and her path to becoming a field biologist, and then a full-time professor at Central Connecticut State University. We talked about her interest in birds, their vocalizations, and then about her study of and thoughts about Crow Roosts in the extended Hartford area.
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Interview with Prof. John Kricher
In this episode we explored John’s academic background with birds; his leadership roles with major ornithological groups, and his latest book, The Petersen Reference Guide to Bird Behavior.
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Interview with Christian Rutz
This episode explores current research priorities by Prof Rutz with new Caledonian Crows, their advanced use of making and using tools, and reflections on his recent sabbatical visit at Radcliffe College.
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Techniques for Improving Estimations of Large Flocks - Brian Harrington
Brian shared details about his background, his time on staff at Manomet, his involvement in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN), creating the International Shorebird Survey, details about the recent article in Bird Observer on counting and estimating, techniques for estimating large flocks, and the importance of practicing estimating techniques.
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Winter Crow Roosts with Prof. John Marzluff
This episodes explores Prof. Marzluff’s latest research and academic work, the launch of his new "Crow Scientist" app, and his thoughts on behavior patterns and counting efforts around a winter crow roost.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
Incredibly fascinating podcast. So much detailed information and expert opinion, presented in a way that should appeal to simple bird lovers as well as to ornithologists. Well done and well worth a listen. I hope there may be additional episodes.
Not to miss!
Fantastic!! No other podcast like it